Women's Individual Round 1 Court 3 Section21Match

Encho 6 (extension) — Hatanaka（畠中） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The first round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place, resulting in a long match lasting 19 minutes and 8 seconds. There were no valid strikes within the regulation time or during the first through Encho 5s; however, in Encho 6, Hatanaka（畠中） in white scored a men. This ippon decided the match, and the winner was Hatanaka.

Matchup

Red Morishima Tsukumi（森島つくみ） / Tokaidai Shoyo（東海大翔洋） / Shizuoka3rd Year 2nd dan
Tokaidai Shoyo's Morishima（森島） (3rd year, 2nd dan). Competing in the 2026 girls' individual event.
White Hatanaka Yui（畠中結衣） / Seijo（星城） / Aichi3rd Year 3rd dan
Hatanaka（畠中） of Seijo (3rd year, sandan). As a player for Seijo, a strong girls' school representing Aichi Prefecture, she is competing in the girls' individual event of this tournament.

Highlights

A tense development with no valid strikes from both sides from the regulation time through Encho 5.

A war of attrition that remained undecided even after six encho periods

Settled after a long battle of 19 minutes and 8 seconds

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 6	White	Hatanaka（畠中）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 6
Match time: 19:08
Winner: Hatanaka（畠中）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Women's Individual first round. Match 21 at Court 3.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a war of attrition that lasted 19 minutes and 8 seconds, and remained undecided even after Encho 6.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red is Tokaidai Shoyo's Morishima（森島）, white is Seijo's Hatanaka（畠中）. An intense exchange continues.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side would give an inch, and the match continued with a high level of tension.

Commentary
剣持翔

No valid strikes were exchanged within the regulation time, and the match enters encho at 0-0.

Explanation
堂島厳

From here, it becomes a battle of attrition in terms of mental and physical strength. A single moment's opening will decide the victory or defeat.

Commentary
剣持翔

Encho one, two, three, four, five. Still, no valid strike is made, and the match continues further.

Explanation
堂島厳

Incredible tenacity. Both are staying focused, gauging each other's distance.

Commentary
剣持翔

And then came Encho 6. Finally, a decisive strike flew out to shift the course of the match!

Explanation
堂島厳

That one landed. It was a sharp strike.

Commentary
剣持翔

White's Hatanaka（畠中）, Men! Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

It was a perfect men. A brilliant winning point that settled the long struggle up to this point.

Commentary
剣持翔

Decided by an ippon in Encho 6. With a match time of 19 minutes and 8 seconds, Hatanaka（畠中） in white won.

Explanation
堂島厳

I believe it was a wonderful match where both sides fought fairly and honorably, without any fouls.

Commentary
剣持翔

Both players fought to their absolute limits. Congratulations to Hatanaka（畠中） from Seijo on the victory!

To both players

Congratulations to Hatanaka（畠中）, who scored the winning point to secure victory. We commend the fighting spirit of Morishima（森島）, who fought tenaciously through six encho periods. Let us applaud both players for their spirited battle.

Tokaidai Shoyo（東海大翔洋）

Official name: 東海大学翔洋高等学校
Reading: Tokaidai Shoyo
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Tokai University School Corporation)
Location: 3-20-1 Orito, 清水 Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
History: In April 1999, Tokai University First High School and Tokai University Industrial High School merged to open as Tokai University Shoyo High School. In April 2015, the name was changed to "Tokai University Shizuoka Shoyo High School and Junior High School."
School motto/philosophy: School Motto: "Cultivate your thoughts in your youth. Nourish your body in your youth. Polish your intellect in your youth. Connect your hopes to the stars in your youth."
Department.: General Course (Accel Course / Basic Course)
Kendo Club: The Kendo club is a reinforced club. At the 70th Shizuoka Prefectural High School General Athletic Meet in June 2022, the boys' team reached the best 8, the girls' team took 3rd place, and two runners-up in the boys' and girls' individual events qualified for the Inter-High.
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東海大学付属静岡翔洋高等学校・中等部↗ https://www.shoyo.tokai.ed.jp/news/21589/↗ (学校公式)

Seijo（星城）

Official name: 星城高等学校
Reading: Seijo
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). Established by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. A combined junior and senior high school affiliated with Seijo Junior High School.
Location: 20 Shin-Sayamayama, Sakae-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1963 by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. It has a middle school attached and provides a junior and senior high school integrated education.
School motto/philosophy: School motto "Heika Ittai". It upholds "Seijo of etiquette", "Seijo of academic advancement", "Seijo of international exchange", and "Seijo of sports" as its four pillars.
Department.: General Studies (Yosei Course, Tokushin Course, Athlete Tokushin Course, Meitoku Course)
Kendo Club: Aichi Prefecture's leading girls' strong school. The Aichi Prefecture Kendo Federation's newsletter "Kan no Me" issue 46 records a girls' team victory in the Aichi Prefecture qualifying round of the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. In this tournament, 冨松咲季 and 畠中結衣 players will participate in the girls' individual event, and 佐藤世十郎 player will participate in the boys' individual event, in addition to the girls' team event.
Notes: Musashino Seijo High School in Saitama Prefecture, a different school from Kobe Seijo High School in Hyogo Prefecture

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/星城中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.seijoh.ed.jp/↗ https://aichi-kendo.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/%E8%A6%B3%…↗ https://app.notion.com/p/e4326ae708444934be3facb2e628a696↗

Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
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